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St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong)
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The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Evangelist is the cathedral of the Anglican Diocese of Hong Kong Island, and mother church to the Province of Hong Kong and Macao. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Hong Kong and the Bishop of Hong Kong Island.
St John's Cathedral | |
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The Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist | |
聖約翰座堂 | |
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22°16′43.86″N 114°9′34.41″E | |
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Denomination | Anglican |
Churchmanship | High church[1] |
Website | www |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Dedication | St John the Evangelist |
Consecrated | 1852 |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | |
Designated | 5 January 1996 |
Reference no. | 60 |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Groundbreaking | 1847 |
Completed | 1849 |
Specifications | |
Materials | stucco, wood |
Administration | |
Province | Hong Kong & Macao |
Diocese | Hong Kong Island (since 1998) |
Clergy | |
Archbishop | Andrew Chan |
Bishop(s) | Matthias Der |
Dean | Chan Kwok-keung |
Laity | |
Director of music | Felix Yeung |
Organist(s) | Jonathan Yip |
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Traditional Chinese | 聖約翰座堂 | ||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 圣约翰座堂 | ||||||||||||
Cantonese Yale | Sing yeuk hohn joh tòhng | ||||||||||||
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At Garden Road, Central, the cathedral is located in a prime central position,[weasel words] surrounded by the Bank of China Tower, Cheung Kong Center, HSBC Main Building, Court of Final Appeal Building, Former Central Government Offices, and the Former French Mission Building.
St John's Cathedral is one of the five cathedrals in Hong Kong. The others are Holy Trinity Cathedral (Anglican), All Saints’ Cathedral (Anglican), St Luke Orthodox Cathedral (Eastern Orthodox), and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic).